~

does my horror know no ending?
will this holocaustic-cloak-rending
ever cease from trending?

to what sin of a people
could these bitter,
evil deeds
be attributed!

it is times like this  
i lose my faith,
my trust,
that deep inside
we are all the same.

never!
and be it far
from me,
this pain,
this darkness
perpetrated.
i am not like you!

oh Israel,
i can only offer you
my love,
my sorrow,
my tears,
my hope
for change
tomorrow!

dear friend,
today,
i am not Charlie,
i am not Danish...

today
i am
JEW!!

~

post script.

*all inspiration needed found here:  http://hellopoetry.com/poem/1081943/a-bunch-of-folks-in-a-deli/  by Nat Lipstadt